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Dawson County Board of Equalization hears property valuation protests July 15–17; later approves 265 protests
Summary
The Dawson County Board of Equalization met July 15–17, 2019 in Lexington to hear property valuation protests from dozens of landowners. The board later recorded approval of protests #1–#265 with several abstentions and voted to reissue notices to three named taxpayers.
The Dawson County Board of Equalization met in Lexington July 15–17, 2019 to hear property valuation protests from dozens of residents and landowners, County Clerk Karla Zlatkovsky recorded. Chairman Bill Stewart called the sessions to order each day and County Assessor John Moore and appraisers were present to accept evidence and hear objections.
The board received oral and written protests across three days. The minutes list attendees and presenters for each session, including individual property owners and representatives who appeared to contest valuation determinations. The board recessed for lunch each day and reconvened afternoons to continue hearings; sessions on the first day adjourned at 5:30 p.m., the second day at 5:00 p.m. and the third day at 12:55 p.m. after an initial noon recess.
According to the minutes, on Friday, July 19, 2019 the board approved protests numbered 1 through 265. The record notes abstentions on several specific protest numbers: Commissioner Dennis Rickertsen is recorded as abstaining on protests #16–#18 and #139; Chairman Bill Stewart is recorded as abstaining on protests #126–#127; and Commissioner PJ Jacobson is recorded as abstaining on protests #13–#14. The minutes do not provide the underlying reasoning for those abstentions.
The minutes also record three separate motions to issue new notices to named taxpayers. Commissioner PJ Jacobson moved and Commissioner Dennis Rickertsen seconded a motion to send a new notice to Dale Oberg; the board recorded the vote as 4 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. The same motion/second and vote were recorded for sending a new notice to Aden Cattle. A motion to send a new notice to Jeff Purinton was recorded as moved by Commissioner Rickertsen and seconded by Commissioner Jacobson, with the vote again recorded as 4 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. The minutes do not specify the substantive grounds for reissuing those notices.
The sessions opened with an announcement that the Open Meetings Act was posted for the public and that materials from the Assessor’s office were part of the record. The Lexington Clipper Herald was listed as the paper providing published notice of the meeting, and the County Clerk certified that agendas and minutes were made available according to statutory requirements.
The board adjourned at 1:00 p.m. on the date the minutes were certified. The certification is signed by County Clerk Karla Zlatkovsky and Chairman Bill Stewart. The minutes provide lists of attendees for each hearing day but do not include verbatim testimony or detailed findings for each protest in the published excerpt.
